Total Crime Rate

129.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 129.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 76 local areas in Barton with Watcombe , and the 107th highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Torbay .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Priory Road (TQ1 4NY) in the last 12 months was 129.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% higher than the Barton with Watcombe average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 54.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 266.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Road (TQ1 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chilcote Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chilcote Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Rowley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Dominic'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Margaret'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petitor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Compton Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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